Bangladesh

Bangladesh has the same area as the former German Democratic Republic but ten times the population.

date of entry 29/11/2005

mileage 512,485

capital Dhaka

area 147.570 km²

population 161.000.000

GDP 113,0 Bill. US-Dollar

official language Bengalese

Otto covered around 1,000 kilometres in Bangladesh, and spent much of the time crawling through gridlocked traffic. Bangladesh is a very crowded place, Gunther says. This is particularly true of the capital, Dhaka: "The word full simply doesn’t do it justice." He and Christine saw at first hand what overpopulation means: individuals struggle to survive, and even children have to work hard for a living.

This cow dung, plastered on a tree to dry, will be used as fuel for cooking.

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This sign pointing to the capital, Dhaka, is written in Latin, Bengali and Hindu scripts

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Bangladesh is one of the world’s most densely populated countries. "It’s about the same area as the former East Germany," Gunther says, "but the population is ten times bigger."

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Rickshaws have always been the way best way of getting around in the crowded streets.